They prefer to trap creatures in their lair
and eat the victim(s) at their leisure. A drake will use
its psionic abilities to manipulate the earth and rock to
trap intruders before beginning its physical attacks. Earth
drakes charge their target and attack with their powerful
front claws first, then rend the target with their gaping
maw. After the first bite, it will shake its head from sideto-side with all of its might..
Earth drakes are the only drakes that will fight to
the death, convinced that they are stronger than any
opponent. They can use their physical attacks and one
psionic attack simultaneously.
Earth drakes have a special elemental attack. They are
able to gate 50-cubic-feet of solid matter in the form of
dirt, stones, and boulders from the elemental plane of
earth. It is possible to move through this material from
the elemental plane by either mining or brute force (using
bare hands to dig free). The drake is only able to produce
this effect once every 15 days.
Terrain: Any
Frequency: Very Rare
# Appearing: 1
Often mistaken for an outcropping of rock, earth drakes
are by far the physically strongest of the species.
The gray, black, and brown reptilian creature is covered
with thousands of small, spiny scales. The massive forelegs
are designed for digging through solid stone. The hindlegs
are equally as powerful and may also be used for digging,
but most often serve as anchors. Earth drakes’ tails are
short but incredibly thick, which forces the monsters to
swagger when they walk. Earth drakes’ heads are wedgeshaped. The scales on the top of the head overlap to
protect the ear holes. The creature’s eyes are inset and
covered by two eyelids – a soft, inner eyelid which is
airtight, and an outer, protective, scaly eyelid which is
highly puncture-resistant.
